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June 2020 is the last day for Non-Governmental Organizations to apply for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in order to have an opportunity to take part in UN deliberations. ECOSOC consultative status is governed by ECOSOC
resolution 1996/31, which outlines the eligibility requirements for consultative status, rights and obligations of NGOs in consultative status, procedures for the withdrawal or suspension of consultative status, the role and functions of the ECOSOC Committee
on NGOs, and the responsibilities of the UN Secretariat in supporting the consultative relationship. Consultative status is granted by ECOSOC upon recommendation of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, which is composed by Member States.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who
is eligible for applying?</span></span></span></b><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Consultative
relationships may be established with international, regional, sub-regional and national non-governmental, non-profit public or voluntary organizations. NGOs affiliated to an international organization already in status may be admitted provided that they can
demonstrate that their programme of work has direct relevance to the aims and purposes of the United Nations.</span></span></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">To
be eligible for consultative status, an NGO must have been in existence (officially registered with the appropriate government authorities as an NGO/non-profit) for at least two years, must have an established headquarters, a democratically adopted constitution,
authority to speak for its members, a representative structure, appropriate mechanisms of accountability and democratic and transparent decision-making processes. The basic resources of the organization must be derived in the main part from contributions of
the national affiliates or other components or from individual members.</span></span></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">What
are the benefits?</span></span></span></b><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">NGOs
that are accredited with ECOSOC can participate in a number of events, including, but not limited to regular sessions of ECOSOC, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, its functional commissions and its other subsidiary bodies. NGOs may:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Attend
official meetings;</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<li style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submit
written statements prior to sessions;</span></span></span></li><li style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Make
oral statements;</span></span></span></li><li style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meet
official government delegations and other NGO representatives;</span></span></span></li><li style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Organize
and attend parallel events that take place during the session;</span></span></span></li><li style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participate
in debates, interactive dialogues, panel discussions and informal meetings.<br>
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<p style="line-height: 15pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">Organizations
established by governments or intergovernmental agreements are not considered NGOs.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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more information about ECOSOC Consultative status click</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://csonet.org/index.php?menu=17" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(59, 155, 199); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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